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Taylor Blackburn

Taylor Blackburn

Money expert

Taylor Blackburn is a multi-award winning communications specialist. Since 2018, he has focused on personal finance and insurance, and regularly appears in national media including Sunrise, Today, Studio 10, ACA, SBS, ABC, Seven, Nine and Ten News as a spokesperson for Finder. He's also been quoted in national news mastheads including the AFR, Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail ABC and more. He leads a team of insights and communication professionals who study consumer sentiment and stress on a daily basis.

To contact Taylor for a media interview, please email aupr@finder.com.

Expertise

  • Savings accounts
  • Credit cards
  • Insurance comparison
  • Budgeting

Experience

  • Finder Innovation Awards judge

Education

  • Master of Arts (Communication and Public Relations) | University of the Pacific (CA, USA) | 2009-2011
  • Bachelor Degree in Science (Education) | Ohio University (USA) | 2000-2005

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130 articles written by this author

Finder’s Cost of Living Pressure Gauge: Australians under extreme stress

Finder's Cost of Living Pressure Gauge assesses the economic strain experienced by Australian households.

Taylor Blackburn 4 December 2023
Finder’s Cost of Living Pressure Gauge: Australians under extreme stress

Finder’s RBA survey: 82% of experts confident the cash rate will hold

The majority of experts in this month’s Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey believe the RBA will hold the cash rate at 4.35% in December.

Taylor Blackburn 1 December 2023
Finder’s RBA survey: 82% of experts confident the cash rate will hold

Plastic promises: 1 in 5 Aussies will splurge on credit this Christmas

Millions of Australians are expected to land themselves in debt over Christmas that could take months to repay, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 30 November 2023
Plastic promises: 1 in 5 Aussies will splurge on credit this Christmas

Cheap but deadly: Australian travellers skimp on insurance

A Finder survey of 718 travellers found almost half (46%) had altered their travel insurance in some way to cut costs.

Taylor Blackburn 23 November 2023
Cheap but deadly: Australian travellers skimp on insurance

Saving at the supermarket: 11 million Australians turn to reward points for cheaper groceries

Supermarket reward points are helping millions of Aussies to unlock cheaper groceries, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 21 November 2023
Saving at the supermarket: 11 million Australians turn to reward points for cheaper groceries

Swiping away inflation: 3 million Aussies reach for credit as pressure climbs

A Finder survey revealed 15% of Australians – equivalent to 3 million people – have taken out a credit card in the last 12 months.

Taylor Blackburn 20 November 2023
Swiping away inflation: 3 million Aussies reach for credit as pressure climbs

Shopping wars: Black Friday still bigger than Boxing Day in Australia

More Australians are planning to shop the Black Friday sales than ever before, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 15 November 2023
Shopping wars: Black Friday still bigger than Boxing Day in Australia

Markdown madness: Shoppers expected to spend $6.7 billion on sales

A whopping 46% of Australians – equivalent to 9.3 million people – have shopped or plan to shop during the big sales events this year.

Taylor Blackburn 14 November 2023
Markdown madness: Shoppers expected to spend $6.7 billion on sales

Mooching mates: 1 in 4 Australians sponge off a friend

1 in 4 Australians – equivalent to 4.9 million people – are owed money by a mate, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 13 November 2023
Mooching mates: 1 in 4 Australians sponge off a friend

Tenant tripwire: Almost 1 in 3 renters avoid their landlord for fear of increase

Aussie renters are keeping matters to themselves in hopes of evading a rental increase, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 10 November 2023
Tenant tripwire: Almost 1 in 3 renters avoid their landlord for fear of increase
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